When did women start to outlive men?
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When did women start to outlive men?
Which raises a bigger question, why? Here's a partial answer:
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Re: When did women start to outlive men?
Would you prefer to outlive women? Enjoy what you've got, while you've got it.
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Re: When did women start to outlive men?
There's always more fish in the sea (in fact I have an overload problem).Dalek Prime wrote:Would you prefer to outlive women? Enjoy what you've got, while you've got it.
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Re: When did women start to outlive men?
Caveman Phil potent! Bang drum! Summon surplus women to satisfy urges! Make other potent cavemen to do same! Gronk!Philosophy Explorer wrote:There's always more fish in the sea (in fact I have an overload problem).Dalek Prime wrote:Would you prefer to outlive women? Enjoy what you've got, while you've got it.
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Re: When did women start to outlive men?
Men have traditionally had more dangerous occupations (warrior, factory worker ,construction). Also we smoke more and drink more.
Re: When did women start to outlive men?
Do you think it might have something to do with women putting poison in men's food?
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Are you married?thedoc wrote:Do you think it might have something to do with women putting poison in men's food?
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Yep, can't think of a better way to go.Philosophy Explorer wrote:Are you married?thedoc wrote:Do you think it might have something to do with women putting poison in men's food?
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Re: When did women start to outlive men?
The males of most vertebrate species are naturally inclined to engage in riskier behaviour than the females and thus this disparity in life expectancy is not unique to our species. However aside from such behavioural factors there is no biological evidence to suggest that human males are in any sense biologically more fragile than the females. Many human females might take a different view, and with good reason, because I reckon if any bloke had to endure the pain of natural childbirth he'd certainly only do so once.raw_thought wrote:Men have traditionally had more dangerous occupations (warrior, factory worker ,construction). Also we smoke more and drink more.
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Re: When did women start to outlive men?
Easier than a divorce.thedoc wrote:Do you think it might have something to do with women putting poison in men's food?
“Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.”